 | Sir William Blackstone - Law - 1807
...it is the first and great rule in the exposition of wills, and to which all other rules must bend, that the intention of the testator expressed in his will shall prevail, provided it be continent viith the rulet of law „• that is, provided it can be effectuated consistently with the... | |
 | Law - 1835
...exposition of wills, to which all rules must bend, that the intention of the testator expressed in the will shall prevail, provided it be consistent with the rules of law. 3. EX'RS. OF MOFFAT v. STRONG, Jan. T. 1813, 10 Johns. NY Rep. 11 PATTERSON v. ELLIS, 11 Wend. NY Rep.... | |
 | Florida. Supreme Court - Law - 1847
..."it is the first and great rule in the exposition of wills, and to which all other rules must bend, that the intention of the testator expressed in his...provided it be consistent with the rules of law." See 2 Wend. Black. 380, note 17. Did the testator mean to vest in Charles K. Miller the unqualified... | |
 | Illinois. Supreme Court - 1908
...197 111. 398; Mcckel v. Johnson, 231 id. 540.) "The first and great rule in the exposition of wills, to which all other rules must bend, is, that the intention...consistent with the rules of law." (Smith v. Bell, 6 Pet. 68; Bradsby v. Wallace, 202 111. 239. ) In seeking the intention of the testator as to the construction... | |
 | Illinois. Supreme Court - 1916
...apply, but no one of them is final or conclusive. "The first and great rule in the exposition of wills, to which all other rules must bend, is, that the intention...consistent with the rules of law." (Smith v. Bell, 31 US 68; Bradsby v. Wallace, 202 111. 239.) "All rules of construction yield to the intention of the... | |
 | Illinois. Supreme Court - 1917
...whole wil1." (Black v. Jones, 264 111. 548.) "The first and great rule in the exposition of wills, to which all other rules must bend, is, that the intention...provided it be consistent with the rules of law." (Wardner v. Baptist Memorial Board, 232 111. 606; Bradsbyv. Wallace, 202 id. 239.) The intention of... | |
 | Illinois. Supreme Court - 1918
...in the will should control, and that is the law. The most important rule in the exposition of wills, to which all other rules must bend, is that the intention...shall prevail, provided it be consistent with the settled rules of law. (Smith v. Bell, 31 US 68; Bradsby v. Wallace, 202 111. 239; O'Hare v. Johnston,... | |
 | Illinois. Supreme Court - 1872
...74, Chief Justice MARSHALL says : "The first and great rule in the exposition of wills, to which all rules must bend, is, that the intention of the testator,...prevail, provided it be consistent with the rules of law. This principle . is asserted in the construction of every testamentary disposition. It is emphatically... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court, Benjamin Robbins Curtis - History - 1864
...said Elizabeth, or was said remainder void ? " The first and great rule in the exposition of wills, to which all other rules must bend, is that the intention...prevail, provided it be consistent with the rules of law. Doug. 322 ; 1 Black. 672. This principle is generally asserted in the construction of every testamentary... | |
 | University of Pennsylvania. Dept. of Law - Law - 1871
...74, Chief Justice MARSHALL says : " The first and great rule in the exposition of wills, to which all rules must bend, is that the intention of the testator,...his will, shall prevail, provided it be consistent frith the rules of law. This principle is asserted in the construction of every testamentary disposition.... | |
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The first and great rule in the exposition of wills, to which all other rules must bend, is that the intention of the testator expressed in his will shall prevail, provided it be consistent with the rules of law. 
